1. You may identify the stasis in the play but it isn’t necessarily at the beginning of the play. Where is it and who does it involve? NOTE: Do not assume that the stasis of the play is the same as the stasis of the video version that you are required to see. Only discuss the play in this and answers to the following questions.
This takes place in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. This involves the African-American and Jew communities and their opinions on what happened on August 19 and how they feel about it.
2. Ball points out that the intrusion sometimes occurs late in the dramatic action. What is the intrusion that breaks the stasis in Fires in the Mirror and how is it broken?
The intrusion that breaks the stasis was the interview with Rabbi Joseph Spielman. The way it was broken was when he started talking about the accident with the killing of the seven-year-old boy. This is because before this point the people that were interviewed weren't talking about the accidents instead they were talking about racism and being accepted by their society. Once Spielman was interviewed the interviews after that was about the accidents and their point of view on it.
3. Why do the events of the play take place at this particular time and place? In other words, what is the unique factor that is out of the ordinary that causes a turn of events to take place? Hint: the unique factor may have something to do with you? How does the title figure in your answer?
The event of the play takes at this particular time and place because it was during the time when a rabbi killed black seven-year-old boy. This cause a chain reaction to where a Jewish student was killed by a blacks in retaliation. This created a mass change between the black and Jewish community. They could no longer live in unity, instead they would riot and harass each other in hopes of justice for the crimes that have been done.
4. State the dramatic questions that must be answered by the end of the play? (Ordinarily, the dramatic question shares a close connection with the intrusion.)
The dramatic questions that must be answered by the end of the play was "Will the community recover from these accidents?" and "What is the effect of these accidents on the society?"
5. Use the narrator of the work to answer the questions concerning character. Ball says, a character is revealed by what he/she does, ie. The dramatic actions that are taken. Examine what these particular characters wants. The wants of a character often encounter obstacles that get in the way of achieving those wants. Ball says there are 4 kinds of obstacles that frustrate the wants of a character. They are: a. Me against myself, b. Me against another individual, c. Me against society (that is law, social norms, etc.) and, d. Me against fate, the universe, natural forces, God or the gods. In answering these questions be sure to point to the particular obstacles that demonstrate these obstacles facing the narrator.
What the narrator want throughout the play is the different views and opinions on what happened when the seven-year-old boy and Jewish student was killed. The main obstacle that the narrator goes through is the "me against society". This is because she will be interviewing people who could be biased to their own race and it's something that you can't really control especially when it's apart of your life. This obstacle is a challenge to overcome mainly because she decided to interview the two communities that make up Crown Heights. One side hates the Jewish community for getting away with killing a seven-year-old black boy, while the other side hate the black community for killing a Jewish student for being a Jew. Both sides are rioting and wanting justice for the events that happened.
6. The most important information in most plays takes place during theatrical moments. Identify the most theatrical moments in Fires in the Mirror.
The most theatrical moment in the play was with Gavin's father, Carmel Cato. This is because this scene had the most emotion, which is really understandable since Carmel is Gavin's father. Carmel lost his seven-year-old son to a car accident with a rabbi who was speeding through cross lights. It's even worst when the rabbi didn't any punishment for his crimes. Carmel and his family never got the justice they were looking for. This caused the black community to seek justice in their own way which was by killing a Jewish student.
This takes place in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. This involves the African-American and Jew communities and their opinions on what happened on August 19 and how they feel about it.
2. Ball points out that the intrusion sometimes occurs late in the dramatic action. What is the intrusion that breaks the stasis in Fires in the Mirror and how is it broken?
The intrusion that breaks the stasis was the interview with Rabbi Joseph Spielman. The way it was broken was when he started talking about the accident with the killing of the seven-year-old boy. This is because before this point the people that were interviewed weren't talking about the accidents instead they were talking about racism and being accepted by their society. Once Spielman was interviewed the interviews after that was about the accidents and their point of view on it.
3. Why do the events of the play take place at this particular time and place? In other words, what is the unique factor that is out of the ordinary that causes a turn of events to take place? Hint: the unique factor may have something to do with you? How does the title figure in your answer?
The event of the play takes at this particular time and place because it was during the time when a rabbi killed black seven-year-old boy. This cause a chain reaction to where a Jewish student was killed by a blacks in retaliation. This created a mass change between the black and Jewish community. They could no longer live in unity, instead they would riot and harass each other in hopes of justice for the crimes that have been done.
4. State the dramatic questions that must be answered by the end of the play? (Ordinarily, the dramatic question shares a close connection with the intrusion.)
The dramatic questions that must be answered by the end of the play was "Will the community recover from these accidents?" and "What is the effect of these accidents on the society?"
5. Use the narrator of the work to answer the questions concerning character. Ball says, a character is revealed by what he/she does, ie. The dramatic actions that are taken. Examine what these particular characters wants. The wants of a character often encounter obstacles that get in the way of achieving those wants. Ball says there are 4 kinds of obstacles that frustrate the wants of a character. They are: a. Me against myself, b. Me against another individual, c. Me against society (that is law, social norms, etc.) and, d. Me against fate, the universe, natural forces, God or the gods. In answering these questions be sure to point to the particular obstacles that demonstrate these obstacles facing the narrator.
What the narrator want throughout the play is the different views and opinions on what happened when the seven-year-old boy and Jewish student was killed. The main obstacle that the narrator goes through is the "me against society". This is because she will be interviewing people who could be biased to their own race and it's something that you can't really control especially when it's apart of your life. This obstacle is a challenge to overcome mainly because she decided to interview the two communities that make up Crown Heights. One side hates the Jewish community for getting away with killing a seven-year-old black boy, while the other side hate the black community for killing a Jewish student for being a Jew. Both sides are rioting and wanting justice for the events that happened.
6. The most important information in most plays takes place during theatrical moments. Identify the most theatrical moments in Fires in the Mirror.
The most theatrical moment in the play was with Gavin's father, Carmel Cato. This is because this scene had the most emotion, which is really understandable since Carmel is Gavin's father. Carmel lost his seven-year-old son to a car accident with a rabbi who was speeding through cross lights. It's even worst when the rabbi didn't any punishment for his crimes. Carmel and his family never got the justice they were looking for. This caused the black community to seek justice in their own way which was by killing a Jewish student.